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User of device, a feature in film (9)

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I believe the answer is:

machinist

'user of device' is the definition.
(someone using a machine)

'a feature in film' is the wordplay.
'feature' becomes 'chin' (chin is a kind of feature).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'film' becomes 'mist' (I've seen this before**).
'a'+'chin'='achin'
'achin' put inside 'mist' is 'MACHINIST'.

(Other definitions for machinist that I've seen before include "Engineer" , "tool operator" , "factory worker, perhaps" , "Eg, lathe operator" , "One working on a device" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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